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===Republic of Ireland===
Burton spent two decades of his life modernising and landscaping the neglected site of [[Phoenix Park]], [[Dublin]]. This included many works on the paths, relocation of monuments and construction of gates to an area previously dominated by military and police barracks.<ref>{{cite web|title= Phoenix Park: History from the Georgian Period to the Present. The Nineteenth Century and the Decimus Burton Era|url = http://phoenixpark.ie/history/}}</ref>
* Lay-out and gates, [[Dublin Zoo]], [[GardaRoyal SíochánaIrish Constabulary]] headquarters in Phoenix Park, Dublin (1840)
* [[Cobh|Queenstown]], [[Co. Cork]], the invitation to make improvements to the sea-side resort in the 1840s was made by [[George Brodrick, 5th Viscount Midleton]]
* Martinstown House, [[Co Kildare]] (1833)<ref>{{cite web|title= Dictionary of Irish Architects, 1720–1940|url = https://www.dia.ie/architects/view/783/BURTON%2C+DECIMUS+%23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title= Chapelized Gate Lodge, Phoenix Park|date=5 February 2010|url=http://archiseek.com/2010/1833-chapelizod-gate-lodge-phoenix-park-dublin/|place = Dublin}} [accessed 5 December 2018]</ref>